Reference: GDS/41/1/2005 Dated: 30-12-2010
Ms. Radhika Doraiswamy,
Secretary,
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhavan, New Delhi – 1.
Sub: filling up of unfilled vacancies of LGO's examination from GDS.
Ref:- Department of Posts (Postal Assistants and Sorting Assistants) Recruitment Rules, 2002. Dated 09-01-2002
Madam,
A kind reference is invited to this union's letter of even no. dated 09-03-04, 07-06-2005, 16-09-2008 and 20-09-2010 in which it was brought to your kind notice that the Directorate letter no: 60-29/98.SPB I dated 25.01.02 in which the method of recruitment for Postal / Sorting Assistants have been specified vide para (11) as follows:-
(a). 50 % by direct recruitment
(b). 50% by promotion through a limited Departmental Competitive Examination failing which the unfilled vacancies shall be offered to Gramin Dak Sevak with the following conditions:-
(1). minimum service of 3 years as GDS.
(2). minimum educational qualification as a pass in 10+2.
(3). age limit as fixed for the direct recruitment.
In this connection this union would like to submit the following:-
1). As per the Constitution of India, only 50% of the vacancies of PA/SA cadre are guaranteed for the direct recruitment to outsiders and the remaining 50% vacancies of PA/SA have to be filled up by the departmental officials by promotion.
2). The condition for direct recruitment, departmental promotion and subsequent promotion from GDS are as follows:-
| Condition | Direct | Departmental | GDS |
| 1 | Service conditions | Not applicable | 3 years service as Postman/ Group 'D' | 3 years service GDS |
| 2 | Educational qualification | a pass in 10+2 | No such minimum | a pass in 10+2 |
| 3 | Age limit | 18 to 25 yrs. with usual relax | No such age limit | 18 to 25 yrs. with usual relax |
| 4 | Eligibility | anyone with the above conditions | anyone with the above conditions | Anyone with the above conditions but also an additional condition of higher marks as minimum than that of the last rect.
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3). The unfilled vacancies of departmental quota is offered to GDS officials with:-
a). conditions of Deptl. Examination. [ie. 3 years service as GDS]
b). conditions of Direct recruitment. [ ie . age limit and 10+2 qualification. ]
c). an additional condition of higher marks as 10% less the last recruitment
instead of 40% of +2 as in the case of direct recruitment.
4). It is not fair to specify both the conditions of direct recruitment and the departmental examination when the vacancies are the unfilled vacancies of department quota. But in the case of offering the unfilled vacancies of deptl. quota to GDS not only all the available conditions were specified an additional condition of higher minimum marks also been fixed
You are therefore, requested, kindly to do the needful for re-examination of the conditions prescribed for GDS officials on the principles and policies of Govt. of India for the general recruitment and to make the conditions which are practically possible and reasonable as follows:-
1. The age limit condition may be removed since minimum service condition of 3 years services have been fixed. At list age limit may be raised to 40 and 45 general and reservation respectively.
2. All GDS employees to appear for LGO examination promotion of PAs/SAs along with Postman, MSE etc. (i) Fill in GDS employees against the unfilled vacancies of LGO's, Among the GDS selections like LGOs Merit .
An early action with a line in reply is highly appreciated.
Yours faithfully,
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S.S.Mahadevaiah
General Secretary
All India Postal Extra Departmental Employees Union